Mexican Child Rapist Alien Charged with Perjury and Immigration Fraud

RALEIGH, N.C. - On January 6, Juarez Sanchez-Montiel, 41, a Mexican alien had an initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge. On November 18, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Sanchez with perjury and immigration fraud. The indictment alleges that Sanchez lied about his criminal history on his application to obtain a non-immigrant visa.

"We take protecting our children and borders very seriously." said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. We will continue to focus on investigations into this type of alleged behavior to bring justice, safety, and prosperity to North Carolina and The United States."

According to the indictment and previously issued court documents, Sanchez allegedly knowingly made materially false statements under penalty of perjury on his application to obtain a non-immigrant visa when he submitted it to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) in November of 2021. In response to the questions "Have you EVER committed a crime or offense for which you have not been arrested?" and "Have you EVER ordered, incited, called for, committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise participated in any of the following:…[e]ngaging in any kind of sexual conduct or relations with any person who was being forced or threatened?" he answered "No."

On December 11, 2023, in Montgomery County Superior Court, a grand jury returned two indictments against Sanchez. The first charged him with one count of first-degree statutory rape, two counts of statutory rape of a child under the age of 15, and three counts of sex act by a substitute parent or custodian for crimes he allegedly committed against the first victim in May 2016. The second indictment charged him with three counts of statutory sex offenses with a child and three counts of sex act by substitute parent or guardian, for crimes he allegedly committed against the second victim in September 2023. On August 19, 2024, Sanchez was convicted of statutory rape of a child under the age of 15, statutory sex offense with child under the age of 15, and two counts of sex act by substitute parent or custodian. The Superior Court Judge sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of between 216 and 320 months and ordered to register as a sex offender. Sanchez confessed to having committed the offenses in 2016 and 2023. Both victims were under the age of 13 and the crimes resulted in the birth of two children.

Sanchez is charged in a two-count indictment. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement. ICE ERO officers are investigating the case as part of Operation False Haven, an ongoing initiative designed to aggressively target child molesters and other egregious felons who fraudulently obtain immigration benefits. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Warlick is prosecuting the case.

Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North CarolinaLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. or on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 7:25-CR-00114.

An indictment is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.